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Posted by StephenB on November 6, 2005, 1:38 pm
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>Hello and thank you for taking time to read this.
>I'll be as brief as possible. I was given a Dell Inspiration 3500 as
>follows:
>
>MODEL#: TS30t AND IS EQUIPED WITH: 5MB Hard Disk; 1.44MB Floppy Disk; does
>not have a cd rom device; Power Supply Input; Line In - Microphone -
>Headset Jacks; Xircomm 56K Internal Modem; 1 USB port; 1 Parralell Port; 1
>Serial port; 1 External monitor Port; 1 Unknown port about 4.5 " long; 1
>External Mouse / Keyboard Attachment Port.
>
>AGAIN (FOR CLARIFICATION OF MY PROBLEM) THE LAPTOP HAS NO CD ROM DEVICE.
>
>The Problem
>
>The unit did at one time have Windows 98SE installed. I don't have the
>operating system disks to re-install the operating system to the drive.
>
>I was given this for an upcoming hospital stay for heart surgery. I want to
>have a computer to make recuperation go a bit faster. I know for me, time
>really does fly when on the computer whatever you're doing (unless it may be
>work related- then just the opposite!.
>
>If anyone has any idea for me to solve this problem so that I can get it up
>and running? I know it won't be the greatest, but being retired and
>disabled, I am happy with whatever God sends my way.
Hello, Raymond. You're in the wrong newsgroup, but I'll respond - not that it
will be a good answer, though.
If I understand you correctly, you need to install an operating system to a
laptop that was given to you and has no CD drive and no operating system
currently.
I suspect that this computer also has no USB port or I would have suggested an
external USB CD drive. It seems that floppy is the only way to go and you don't
have the system disks. I would suggest that you contact Dell Support, but I
doubt that they will be able to provide the disks, either.
You could try a local computer repair shop that might be able to help you, but I
think you are out of luck unless the original owner of the laptop can find the
system disks.
Best of luck with your heart surgery, Raymond. May your recuperation be swift
and complete.
-steve
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